Grimsby Town Football Club News

• Nickname:The Mariners
• Founded:1878
• Manager:Alan Buckley

• Ground:Blundell Park
• Capacity:10,033

Buckley pleased with effort

28 Aug 2008 - 09:33:49

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Grimsby Town manager Alan Buckley praised his side's endeavour despite losing 4-1 at Blackburn Rovers in the Carling Cup.

Tom Newey fired the visitors into a surprise early lead in the second round tie, before the floodgates opened at Ewood Park.

"At one time you'd come to a place like Blackburn and they'd have 14 or 15 top players in the squad, but now they seem to have 22 or 23, so whatever team they had put out, we'd have been up against it," conceded Buckley.

"But at 1-1 I thought we looked a bit threatening and for 10 minutes we were in control and looked quite comfortable.

"I've got no complaints about our work-rate, but I think we have got to have a bit more belief in ourselves."